yri Visits Section 36 Music!

Section 36 Music has another visitor! Tomorrow, yri will be releasing her debut single "(need to hear you) say it". I was so honored that she wanted to visit with us to discuss the single, and a bit more. I'm sure you'll love what she had to say.

So, let's see what happens when yri visits Section 36 Music!

What can you tell me about your debut single, “(need to hear you) say it”?

(need to hear you) say it is about my first heartbreak. I made the demo in December of last year, a time when I was emerging from a couple of months of numbness. I had been blaming myself for everything that went wrong in my last relationship, so this record is me realizing that I was also mistreated, and finally allowing myself to acknowledge it.

Do you have a favorite memory from the recording process?

It definitely has to be singing “Cariño” by the Marías on the recording booth floor with my engineer. To give some context, it was my first time recording at an actual studio with this record, rather than my bedroom closet. There were many things I learned and grew from, one of them being how to properly prepare my voice for a recording. Our second session was in the morning, and I had made the mistake of not accounting for the time of day. Despite going through my regular vocal warm ups, my voice was dead and not at all ready to record when I got behind the mic. I was panicking and felt really bad, and that was when my recording engineer Jiachen Han stopped tracking to come into the booth with me. He had me sing one of my favorite songs to not only reset my voice but my mind as well. I learned so much from this experience and am so grateful to him!

You are attending Berklee College of Music. What made Berklee the right choice for you?

I taught myself how to produce and song-write during my senior year of high school. I did so by watching YouTube tutorials and through honest trial and error, which was pretty tough because I didn’t know where to start or what I even needed to know. I cherish that experience because I learned a lot, but I knew I wanted to go the college route. Berklee is such a perfect fit I’m still shocked that this kind of school even exists. I love how Berklee focuses on applying traditional theory and techniques to modern music, because I am the type to want to know the history and fundamentals of something when pursuing it. And of course the community is everything. Being surrounded by such talented musicians is truly a blessing, and I am excited to continue to meet and collaborate with everyone here!

Who or what would you say are your biggest musical influences?

I get inspiration from the worlds of R&B, Hip-Hop, and Lo-fi. I love merging these genres because it’s the type of music I like to listen to. Summer Walker, Keshi, Sailorr, Rejjie Snow, and Hailey Knox are just some of the artists I take inspiration from. 

If you could cover any Disney song, which one would you choose? Why?

It would be “Won’t Say (I’m In Love)” from the Hercules movie. No deep reason, just because I love the movie and think the song is so beautiful. 

What are your immediate musical goals?

Honestly to just start building a solid group of listeners and supporters who appreciate the music I make just as much as I do. (need to hear you) say it is just the first thing I have in store- I’ll be releasing more music soon, and will be performing around Boston so hopefully I can reach my goals authentically!

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I'm definitely excited for even more music!

As always, I want to thank yri for visiting with us, and for sending along the pictures to accompany the interview. 

I'm sure you’ll all want to follow her and see what she has going on. I would follow her on Instagram to make sure you don't miss a thing. 

Thanks again, yri, and good luck reaching your goals!